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Korean social insurance system for expatriate employees

I already covered social insurance systems for Korean employees in my previous post. But what about social insurance for staff sent from headquarters to Korea? It…

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Posted in labor laws and systems work hours

40 and 44 hours workweeks – application schedule and differences

Since revision of the Labor Standards Act (LSA), 40 hours workweek system has been adopted by most companies in Korea. The only segment left uncovered…

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Posted in employment contract labor laws and systems

Probationary period

The probationary period, here, means a period that a company, after concluding a labor contract with a worker, sets a certain period of time to…

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Korea’s record in terms of enforcing contracts and employing workers

A colleague of mine asked me a few days ago to find a document showing Korea’s level of transparency in terms of legal procedures of…

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Posted in labor laws and systems non-regular workers

A discrimination redress system for non-regular workers to be applied to workplaces with 100 or more employees

A system to redress discrimination based on the laws on protection of non-regular workers will apply to workplaces with 100 to 299 employees from July…

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Posted in labor laws and systems leave

Part-time childcare leave allowed from June 22, 2008

From June 22, a worker can apply for shorter working hours program for childcare. From the same date, paternity leave is allowed to male employees…

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